LAGOS APRIL 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Iranian foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Wednesday condemned the silence of US President Donald Trump’s administration on Saudi Arabia’s mass execution of 37 people convicted of terrorism. “After a wink at the dismembering of a journalist, not a whisper from the Trump administration when Saudi Arabia beheads 37 men in one…
LAGOS APRIL 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)— Speaking at a high-level dialogue in Washington D.C. on the sidelines of the World Bank-IMF Spring meetings, the President of the African Development Bank Akinwumi Adesina, said “It is time to turn around the declining investments of the U.S. in Africa. As the world’s private sector leader, the United States has…
LAGOS APRIL 8TH (NEWSRANGRS)-Oil prices rose to their highest level since November 2018 on Monday, driven by OPEC supply cuts, U.S. sanctions against Iran and Venezuela and fighting in Libya as well as strong U.S. jobs data. International benchmark Brent futures were at $70.66 per barrel at 1000 GMT on Monday, up 32 cents, or…
LAGOS MARCH 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)— The man seeking to oust Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro called on residents of poorer areas south of the capital to protest his rule, as three blackouts in less than a month have virtually shut down the country. Many schools and businesses have been closed for five days. “We will continue to…
LAGOS MARCH 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-On Thursday, senior leaders from the U.S. Africa Command and the Nigerian Navy, representatives of maritime forces from the Gulf of Guinea, Europe, North and South America, as well as regional and international organizations, gathered in Lagos for the opening ceremony of the 2019 Obangame Express. Now in its ninth year, Obangame…
LAGOS MARCH 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The United States says it is compiling reports on the 2019 general elections with a view to giving a proper response on it. The US said it was actively involved with political happenings in the country, particularly regarding the 2019 election. The US Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau of African Affairs, Tibor…
LAGOS MARCH 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The United States (US) has congratulated President Muhammadu Buhari on his successful re-election as President of Nigeria. US in a Press Statement signed by Michael R. Pompeo Secretary of State Washington, DC, made available to NewsRangers via email equally commended all those Nigerians who participated peacefully in the election and condemned those…
LAGOS MARCH 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State has appealed to United States Government to intervene in the prevention of alleged harassment of electorate in Saturday’s governorship and state assembly elections. Mr Tambuwal made the appeal on Thursday when he received the US Ambassador to Nigeria, Stuart Symington, in Sokoto. He told Mr Symington…